7Synonyms found for timbre

Word Origin & History

timbre "characteristic quality of a musical sound," 1849, from Fr. timbre "quality of a sound," earlier "sound of a bell," from O.Fr., "bell without a clapper," originally "drum," probably via Medieval Gk. *timbanon, from Gk. tympanon "kettledrum" (see tympanum). Timbre was used in O.Fr. (13c.) and M.E. (14c.) to render L. tympanum in Ps. 150.

Example Sentences for timbre

It's the language, not the tone or timbre of your voice, that provides the identifying information.

The subtlest reason that pop music is so flavorful to our brains is that it relies so strongly on timbre.

It's not the accent so much as the timbre of the voice.

Your albums suggest you are a listener who pays special attention to timbre.

In the blues, as he shows, the singer's vocal timbre drives the emotional impact of the song as much as the lyrics.

It's more the particulars of the combat, or even the emotional timbre of the quests, that forms the games' culture.

Her voice had a distinctively warm timbre and her natural vocal inflection was filled with fascinating colors and highlights.

Midrange instrumentation is needed to augment the singer's unique timbre.

But his voice was thin and wooden in timbre at the outset and never seemed to warm up altogether.